Money For Nothing!
I like money for nothing. I like the song by Dire Straits. I also actually like the actual money.
Today, for the second time in about six weeks, money has fallen to me from the trees. Well, to be a bit more precise, a tree fell to be pulped into paper. Some of the paper made an envelope. (Not as nice as last week's envelope, but a decent 'lope nonetheless.) Some of the tree was also pressed into cheque form, which was then placed in the envelope and mailed to my house.
In late June, I got a tax refund. This was a bit unexpected as I had previously sent the government a cheque for over $1,500 when I filed my return. Apparently, there was an overpayment of CPP. This always seems to happen to me and perhaps I should just factor that in to next year's return and shortchange Revenue Canada by thirty bucks or so. All I do is follow their calculations as set out in the form. The math always adds up, yet always ends up wrong.
Today, I got a separate from your spouse credit. I was pleasantly surprised. I was worried at first. From the top of the stairs I could see a government envelope and thought that they wanted their CPP overpayment adjustment refund back, to be sent in with Form T64998-5A with a Declaration that I had indeed managed to find a way to pull more money out of my ass and send it in. But then, I could see that what was inside the envelope was not a blue form of death, but a yellow form of Money For Nothing. Now, a defamation of character and general connivance award refunded to me and charged to her tax account would seem fair, the amount should probably be more than the $173 I found in the mail. So, technically, it's not a separate from your spouse credit. But, having separated, I now qualify again for the GST credit. So now I will have to adjust my tax return for last year and apply for the credit for this year too.
But now later today, like any good baby bonus/welfare/other government assistance/nuisance lawsuit award winner, I will be off to the liquor store!
Today, for the second time in about six weeks, money has fallen to me from the trees. Well, to be a bit more precise, a tree fell to be pulped into paper. Some of the paper made an envelope. (Not as nice as last week's envelope, but a decent 'lope nonetheless.) Some of the tree was also pressed into cheque form, which was then placed in the envelope and mailed to my house.
In late June, I got a tax refund. This was a bit unexpected as I had previously sent the government a cheque for over $1,500 when I filed my return. Apparently, there was an overpayment of CPP. This always seems to happen to me and perhaps I should just factor that in to next year's return and shortchange Revenue Canada by thirty bucks or so. All I do is follow their calculations as set out in the form. The math always adds up, yet always ends up wrong.
Today, I got a separate from your spouse credit. I was pleasantly surprised. I was worried at first. From the top of the stairs I could see a government envelope and thought that they wanted their CPP overpayment adjustment refund back, to be sent in with Form T64998-5A with a Declaration that I had indeed managed to find a way to pull more money out of my ass and send it in. But then, I could see that what was inside the envelope was not a blue form of death, but a yellow form of Money For Nothing. Now, a defamation of character and general connivance award refunded to me and charged to her tax account would seem fair, the amount should probably be more than the $173 I found in the mail. So, technically, it's not a separate from your spouse credit. But, having separated, I now qualify again for the GST credit. So now I will have to adjust my tax return for last year and apply for the credit for this year too.
But now later today, like any good baby bonus/welfare/other government assistance/nuisance lawsuit award winner, I will be off to the liquor store!
posted by MyMaidMary | 12:13 p.m.
1 Comments:
It still should have come in a nice envelope. Stupid Revenue Canada.... but YAY free money!!!
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